Status:

COMPLETED

Phase III Controlled Clinical Study of NPO-11 in Patients Undergoing Gastric Endoscopy

Lead Sponsor:

Nihon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

Conditions:

Patients Undergoing Gastric Endoscopy

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients who require gastric endoscopy will receive an intragastric single dose of NPO-11 20 mL. The superiority of NPO-11 to placebo as a premedication for endoscopy will be verified in a randomized,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inpatients or outpatients of either sex who visit medical institutions for treatment or follow-up of confirmed or suspected upper gastrointestinal disease (symptoms) and meet the criteria (1) and (2) below will be enrolled in the study. Patients have to provide written informed consent for voluntary participation in the study.
  • Patients who need gastric endoscopy (except for endoscopy with a scope of \<9 mm in diameter, emergency endoscopy and endoscopy for comprehensive medical examination)
  • Patients who are older than 20 years at the time of consent

Exclusion

  • Patients who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study. The criteria (2) to (5) will be confirmed during endoscopy. Patients who meet any of these criteria will be withdrawn from the study at the time of confirmation.
  • Patients with a history of surgery to the upper gastrointestinal tract
  • Patients with severe gastric stenosis or deformation which makes observation of gastric peristalsis difficult
  • Patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding which requires hemostasis
  • Patients with reflux esophagitis (Los Angeles classification: B, C or D)
  • Patients with gastric or duodenal ulcers in active stage
  • Patients on cancer treatment (chemotherapy or radiotherapy)
  • Patients with impaired cardiac function (NYHA functional classification: III or IV)
  • Patients with a history of shock or hypersensitivity to l-menthol or peppermint oil (mint oil)
  • Patients with a history of shock or hypersensitivity to lidocaine hydrochloride
  • Pregnant or lactating women, women of childbearing potential, or women who plan to become pregnant during the study
  • Patients who have been exposed to NPO-11
  • Patients who have received other investigational drugs within four months before consent or who are participating in other clinical studies
  • Patients otherwise ineligible for participation in the study in the investigator's or subinvestigator's opinion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00742599

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

November 9 2010

Active Locations (2)

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Kansai, Japan

2

Kanto, Japan